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Sonatype is excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with Oracle to bring Java.net open-source projects to the Central Repository, the industry-leading source for open source Java components used by over 40,000 development organizations daily. Java.net projects such as GlassFish and others are now included in the Central Repository, making it easier than ever for you […]

Sonatype recently released a free beta version of the Sonatype Insight Plugin for Eclipse that allows you to more efficiently manage and select Java components. It is part of the Sonatype Insight product line that helps organizations take advantage of open source-based development while improving quality and reducing security and licensing risks. We want to […]

We’ve made several improvements to the Central Repository (Maven Central) to support the incredible growth in both the number of components and the number of developers using it. If you use specific IPs to allow access to Central, you’ll need to update your firewall as described below. Since 2007, Central has been hosted at Contegix […]

A few months ago we announced that the US Maven Central server had been moved over to a virtual system. In the natural course of machine rotations, I had some out of warranty machines de-racked, packaged up and sent from the Contegix datacenter to our headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. When I was unboxing them […]

We’ve rolled out an update to Maven Central Search that makes the tool easier to use and fixes a handful of minor bugs. Enhancements Browse quickly to artifact directories when you know the path. The new browser bar text box lets you browse the repository in Central Search in almost the same way you browse […]

Sonatype is going through the archives and digging up articles that we think would be useful to developers using our tools. If you use Maven, keep reading the post below from Sonatype Vice President of Engineering Brian Fox on Maven best practices and how-tos. — We have a handful of Maven best practice and how-tos […]

Sonatype is happy to announce a brand new webinar taking place in July: Select Better Components with New Eclipse Plugin. After this webinar you will have the knowledge and tools you need to quickly and safely incorporate components into your projects. And as a bonus, when you participate in this webinar you will be one […]

Some questions about syncing Maven repositories between two sites were recently asked on GetSatisfaction.com. “We will be moving data centers and want to setup another Maven2 repo that is managed with Nexus OSS. We want both repositories to be online and read\writeable until we migrate all our environments to the new site. I have a […]

If your build relies on Maven Central, and you’re not using a repository manager, you are wasting valuable time and bandwidth by continually downloading the same artifacts, over and over again. But the good news is, with a Nexus repository manager you don’t need to worry about this ever again. This video gives a quick […]

Last week saw the release of Eclipse Indigo, which is the annual release of Eclipse projects. This year 62 projects were included in the release, including m2eclipse from Sonatype. However, since Indigo’s release there have been some questions as to where users can find m2eclipse. Sonatype software developer Pascal Rapicault recently answered those questions on […]